Healthier One Pot Sausage Pasta with Turkey Sausage and Whole Wheat Pasta

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You are going to love this one-pot pasta recipe. Not only does it only dirty one pot, but it is a 30 minute meal, making it the perfect quick weeknight meal with minimal clean up! It’s packed with flavorful sausage, fresh basil, and a tasty tomato sauce.

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We love our pasta dishes around here. Make sure you check out our recipes for One Pot Smoked Sausage and Kale Pasta, Instant Pot Goulash, and Turkey Noodle Casserole.

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February is Heart Health Month. With that in mind, I set out to share a lightened up version of a favorite pasta dish. One pot sausage pasta is made with Mazola Corn Oil instead of butter, whole wheat pasta instead of white pasta, and Italian sausage made of turkey instead of pork. Even with these lightened up swaps, it is still a comforting and flavorful meal that takes under 30 minutes to prepare.

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CAN I FREEZE ONE POT PASTA?

Yes. You can freeze this dish after cooking. Make sure it is fully cooled. Divide into individual portions and freeze in air-tight freezer safe containers (or freezer bags). Freeze up to 3 months).

WHAT TO SERVE WITH ONE POT SAUSAGE PASTA?

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One Pot Sausage Pasta Recipe

Aileen Clark
You are going to love this one-pot pasta recipe. Not only does it only dirty one pot, but it is a 30 minute meal, making it the perfect quick weeknight meal with minimal clean up! It's packed with flavorful sausage, fresh basil, and a tasty tomato sauce. 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Dish Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 362 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons Mazola Corn Oil
  • 1 pound turkey Italian sausage casing removed
  • 1/2 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 pound whole wheat penne pasta
  • 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup fresh basil roughly chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Grated parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions
 

  • Heat corn oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
    A bottle of corn oil being held in front of hot skillet.
  • Mix in sausage and onion.
    Sausage and onion in large skillet.
  • Cook until sausge is browned, braking it up into chunks as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
  • Mix in garlic and cook until fragrant. About 1 minute.
  • Pour in chicken broth, pasta diced tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, italian seasoning, salt, and pepper.
    Pasta, basil, tomato, in a large skillet.
  • Raise heat to high. Mix until tomato paste is evenly distributed.
  • Once broth is boiling, reduce heat to medium.
    Ingredients mixed together in a large skillet.
  • Let simmer, stirring constanty, until pasta is al dente and liquid is almost absorbed. 10-12 minutes.
    Pasta fully cooked inside of skillet next to bottle of Mazola Corn Oil.
  • Remove from heat and serve.
    A skillet of one pot sausage pasta.
  • Top with parmesan cheese, if desired.

Notes

Leftover pasta can be stored in the refrigerator, up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1.5 cupsCalories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 26gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 1440mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3g
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